Next, let's take a look at the match between the Germans from BIG and the Portuguese SAW, which will take place in the second round of the Play-In stage of the major LAN championship Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams will make it to the group stage of the tournament? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
BIG uniforms
The 2024 year began for BIG with a participation in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, where the team finished in 12th-14th place and missed out on the Major event in Denmark. A top-8 finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 secured a slot in BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024 and $10,500 in prize money. The trip to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 ended with BIG in 17th-20th place in the standings. The 9th-12th place at RES European Series #1 did not bring any earnings for the players. In the BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024 qualifier, the team finished in 5th-8th place and earned $7,500 in prize money. BIG also participated in the Skyesports Masters 2024 where they finished in fourth place and were awarded $35,000 in prize money. A 3-4th place finish at Thunderpick World Championship 2024: European Series #1 left the team with no prize money. At ESL Pro League Season 19 BIG finished on the 13th-16th positions in the standings and received $17,500. A similar result at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals left the players without prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024, the team took 7th-8th place and earned $6,000. An 11th-12th place finish at YaLLa Compass 2024 provided the BIG prize of $8,000. The team also competed at CCT Season 2 European Series #5 where they finished in 5th-8th place.
The previous professional tournament for BIG was the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024. According to the results of the draw, the club went to Group D, where in the first match Ledgeil Ukrainian team Natus Vincere on two maps. In the lower set the Germans defeated Virtus.pro in a full bo3 series (Dust 2 - 13-11, Mirage - 10-13, Ancient - 13-7). In the finals of the BIG players again Ledge and NAVI with the result 0:2 and left the tournament, taking 9-12th place. As a reward the players received $8,500 and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, BIG started with the Play-In stage. The first day of play ended with a 2-1 victory over FlyQuest (Ancient - 14-16, Inferno - 13-10, Vertigo - 13-11).
Statistics of BIG's latest results:
- Victory over FlyQuest with a score of 2:1
- Defeat by Natus Vincere with the score 0:2
- 2:1 win over Virtus.pro
- 0:2 defeat by Natus Vincere
- 0:2 defeat by Permitta Esports
SAW uniform
The Portuguese started the current playing year with a fourth place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A, which allowed them to advance to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A. A win at RTP Arena Cup 2024 earned the players a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. A 6th-8th place finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A secured SAW a trip to Denmark for the first Major tournament of the season. The Portuguese were then crowned champions of BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024, and were rewarded with a $20,000 grand prize and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. A trip to PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 resulted in a 17th-19th place finish in the standings and a $10,000 consolation prize. A top-16 finish at Thunderpick World Championship 2024: European Series #1 did not earn the players the desired earnings. SAW also travelled to ESL Pro League Season 19, where they finished in 17th-20th place and received an additional $12,000. A 9th-12th place finish at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals deprived the Portuguese of prize money. The team once again tried to qualify for the BLAST tournament system, but finished in 5th-8th place at the RES European Masters Fall 2024. A 7th-8th place finish at ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe earned players $6,500. In the ESL Pro League Season 20: European Conference, the team failed to make it to the top 2 groups and play-offs. The 7th-8th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 brought $10,000 in prize money.
The previous professional event in which SAW players participated was CCT Season 2 European Series #6. The team received a direct invitation to the play-offs stage of the tournament. First, SAW outplayed BC.Game Esports on two maps in a row (Anubis - 13-11, Nuke - 13-3). The victory over Passion UA in a full bo3 series (Inferno - 9-13, Anubis - 13-7, Ancient - 13-10) took the Portuguese to the semi-finals of the tournament. There the team Ledgeil Fnatic with the score 0:2. The 3-4th place in the standings provided the club with $5,000 in prize money.
SAW's first opponent at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 was The MongolZ. A 2-1 win (Anubis - 16-13, Ancient - 5-13, Dust 2 - 13-5) put the players into the second round of the upper Play-In stage.
SAW's latest results stats:
- 2-1 win over The MongolZ
- 2:0 win over brazylijski luz
- 0:2 defeat to Fnatic
- 2:1 win over Passion UA
- Victory over BC.Game Esports with the score 2:0
History of BIG - SAW matches
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match BIG - SAW
Taking into account the current playing form of both teams and the history of recent performances, let's bet on the victory of SAW team.
